CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 227

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the whole together in such a manner to give no accurate or intelligible information whatever.

5. This Return was therefore sent back to him by me, with warning him as to the consequences of disobeying orders, and requiring him to fill in the Form as inserted by it's various columns - a very easy task, if his estimates and office work had been duly kept up.

6. The Form appears, from my pencil marks, to have been sent up by him once again - incomplete, with no amendment of any consequence, and to have been returned to him early this month. Apparently on its re-appearing again with nothing improved, save the dates of commencement of some works, and none of my orders attended to, - it seems to have been filed in the Colonial Secretary's Office on the 5th Instant, and Mr. Monson to have been then desired to send in an entirely fresh Return, in conformity with his instructions.

7. That fresh Return appears to have been sent in on the 10th Instant, and, on examining it, I found that Mr. Monson, notwithstanding the various warnings which he had received, persisted in refusing to deal with

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225 the whole together in such a manner to give no accurate or intelligible information whatever. 5. This Return was therefore sent back to him by me, with warning him as to the consequences of disobeying orders, and requiring him to fill in the Form as inserted by it's various columns - a very easy task, if his estimates and office work had been duly kept up. 6. The Form appears, from my pencil marks, to have been sent up by him once again - incomplete, with no amendment of any consequence, and to have been returned to him early this month. Apparently on its re-appearing again with nothing improved, save the dates of commencement of some works, and none of my orders attended to, - it seems to have been filed in the Colonial Secretary's Office on the 5th Instant, and Mr. Monson to have been then desired to send in an entirely fresh Return, in conformity with his instructions. 7. That fresh Return appears to have been sent in on the 10th Instant, and, on examining it, I found that Mr. Monson, notwithstanding the various warnings which he had received, persisted in refusing to deal with

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the whole together in such a manner

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to give

give no accurate or intelligible information whatever.

5. Dis Feturn was

therefore

sent back to him by

Memo: - w

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with

warning him as to the

consequences of disobeying orders, and him to fill in the Foun

requiring

inserted

it's various columns-

very easy task, if his estimates

and office work had been duly kept

hann.

6. The Forn" appears from my pencil Meurs, to have been sent up by him once again - incomplett- with no amendment of any consequeuen. and to have been returned to him

carly this mouth. Apparently on its re-appearing again with nothing improved, sapt the dates of

commencement of some works and

none of my orders altended to,- it

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siems

by my

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to have been filed in the Olonial Sertamp Fice, and Mr Mormon li have been then desired to senx in

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examining it, I founch that Mr. Monson, notwithstanding the

various warnings, which he had received persisted in refusing to deal with

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